The Art of Dumb: "The Constitution doesn't say anything about gov't-sponsored healtcare"

You've probably heard variations of that theme hundreds of time by pro health-insurance lackeys.

Can any of these bizarros come up with an answer to this simple question: "Where in the Constitution does it say anything about federally-funded highways?"

While they're busy self-destructing into flying sprockets and bolts and screws like a Star Trek computer being talked-to-death by Capt. Kirk, here's some more to ask them that will finish the job:

"Where in the Constitution does it say anything about federally-funded Veterans' Administration hospitals?"

"Are veterans communists because they receive treatment at the VA?"

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...which of course are socialized defense industries that are either socialized on the national or local level, respectively.

They'd say, well, there's no comparison, the government at that time had no concept of a highway system people drive cars on, but they would know all about healthcare. They did have doctors and whatnot back then.

I know they would say that, because I know a lot of them. Some of the smarter ones, anyway. Of course, that doesn't mean it wins the debate, just means it's a logic argument that would disarm the question.

The second question I think is a good one, but their answer to the first one would derail the second one.

anyway, I'm glad you posted this, because it prompted me to see if there was any discussions around that hit upon this point. I found this:

http://www.civildiscourse.com/index.php?showtopic=863

Never heard of the site, seems kinda libertarian leaning from what I've seen so far, but it was kinda nice to see a reasoned discussion about this issue.

The Constitution DOES say something about life and the pursuit of happiness, though--which are much easier to have when you have your health!

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rocktivity

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I think a single payer or public option(S) has become a vital necessity to promote the general welfare.
And that brings me to something else. Public Option is always spoken of in the singular. Why couldn't their be Public OPTIONS? Doesn't have to be just one does there?

D'oh!!

Two cases decided in 1937 said that New Deal programs (Social Security) were permissible and constitutional under the General Welfare clause.

Yet we have one as a separate branch of service because the times demand it. Funny how nobody every complains about the USAF being unconstitutional.

For the record, I think the Air Force is just fine.

Don't think it directly mentions pot or alcohol. I'll have to check on that!

They built them so we could move our tanks around faster.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=6340755">You http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4020732">need to http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=6315466">work on your http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=6240624">stealth propagandizing. Do you get paid for this, or does the thrill of being someone else' tool make it all worth it?

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/50interstate.cfm

I said nothing to warrant such trash talk.

Otherwise I can't imagine why they bother coming here in the first place. They rarely make it past one hundred posts and not one DU regular cares about what they have to say.

Have you been saving up a bottle of stupid just to use in this thread?